Kolkata Knight Riders' players carry a dejected look as the game progresses to an inevitable defeat to Gujarat Titans. (Agencies)Gujarat Titans beat Kolkata Knight Riders by 39 runs on Monday at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata in the Indian Premier League 2025. Prasidh Krishna has added two more wickets to his tally while Sai Sudharsan with his half-century has taken the orange cap.
Gill’s innings, adorned with 10 fours and three sixes, along with Sudharsan’s 36-ball 52, his fifth fifty in six matches, that made him the first player this season to surpass 400 runs to reclaim the Orange Cap, laid the foundation for GT’s total of 198 for 3 after KKR opted to bowl on tacky track.
The total, which was well calculated and strategised by GT, proved more than enough as GT bowlers led brilliantly by Rashid Khan and Prasidh Krishna’s identical figures of 2/25 restricted KKR to 159 for 8.
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It was yet another low for the defending champions after their horror show of 95 all out while chasing 112 in the last match as their batting looked woefully out of depth and succumbed to their third defeat in four matches at home, and fifth overall from eight games.
For GT, this victory marked their sixth win in eight matches, consolidating their position at the top of the IPL standings with 12 points, two clear of Delhi Capitals.
KKR’s chase faltered early as Mohammed Siraj removed Rahmanullah Gurbaz for 1 in the opening over.
Sunil Narine’s brief 17-run cameo ended with his dismissal by Rashid, who found his mojo back after an indifferent start to the season.
The wily Afghan spinner, who had been under scrutiny for his recent performances, delivered a tight spell beautifully exploiting the conditions to return with 2/25 including the prized scalp of Andre Russell (21; 15b).
| Rank | Team | P | W | L | NR | NRR | Points |
| 1 | GT | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1.104 | 12 |
| 2 | DC | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0.589 | 10 |
| 3 | RCB | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0.472 | 10 |
| 4 | PBKS | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0.177 | 10 |
| 5 | LSG | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0.88 | 10 |
| 6 | MI | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.483 | 8 |
| 7 | KKR | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0.212 | 6 |
| 8 | RR | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | -0.714 | 4 |
| 9 | SRH | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | -1.217 | 4 |
| 10 | CSK | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | -1.392 | 4 |
| Rank | Player Name | Team | Runs | Mat | Inn | NO | HS | AVG | SR |
| 1 | Sai Sudharsan | GT | 417 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 82 | 52.12 | 152.19 |
| 2 | Nicholas Pooran | LSG | 368 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 87* | 52.57 | 205.59 |
| 3 | Jos Buttler | GT | 356 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 97* | 71.20 | 165.58 |
| 4 | Suryakumar Yadav | MI | 333 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 68* | 55.50 | 162.44 |
| 5 | Virat Kohli | RCB | 315322 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 73* | 64.40 | 140 |
| Rank | Player Name | Team | WKTs | Mat | Inn | Ov | Runs | BBI | Avg |
| 1 | Prasidh Krishna | GT | 16 | 8 | 8 | 31 | 226 | 41/4 | 14.12 |
| 2 | Kuldeep Yadav | DC | 12 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 175 | 22/3 | 14.58 |
| 3 | Noor Ahmed | CSK | 12 | 8 | 8 | 27 | 207 | 18/4 | 17.25 |
| 4 | Sai Kishore | GT | 12 | 8 | 8 | 23.5 | 196 | 30/3 | 16.33 |
| 5 | Josh Hazlewood | RCB | 12 | 8 | 8 | 28.0 | 242 | 14/3 | 20.17 |
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